Kiwi is an exotic fruit that is mostly consumed fresh. At most, it is used to decorate cakes or consumed with ice cream. However, this berry makes a wonderful jelly.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Bright green flesh with black seeds - tropical fruit - kiwi. This foreign berry has successfully won the love of gourmets and conquered Russian hearts, because has an appetizing appearance and expressive taste. In addition, it is very healthy, since the fruit contains the daily requirement of vitamin C. And also kiwi is rich in antioxidants that prevent aging.
In addition to the fact that the vitamin heritage of the tropics is consumed independently, experienced confectioners have come up with a huge number of not only delicious, but also useful desserts with it. One of these is jelly. The delicacy turns out to be so tasty that it is hard to tear yourself away from it. The main secret in the preparation of this sweetness is that raw peeled kiwi is pre-doused with boiling water, since its natural acid destroys the gelling properties of gelatin. Always observe this little nuance, otherwise the sweetness simply won't solidify. In addition, for kiwi, you need to take more gelatin than for ordinary fruit. For example, 20 grams of gelatin for 3-4 berries. So, let's look at a recipe with this fruit.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 69 kcal.
- Servings - 300 ml
- Cooking time - 10 minutes - cooking, 2 hours - hardening
Ingredients:
- Kiwi - 2 pcs.
- Honey - 2 tablespoons or to taste (can be replaced with sugar)
- Gelatin - 15 g
Making kiwi jelly
1. Pour gelatin into a container and cover with warm boiled water. Mix well and leave to swell until the crystals are completely dissolved.
2. Peel the kiwi, rinse under running water, cut into 4 pieces and place in a container. Pour boiling water over so that it completely covers the berries, hold for one minute and drain the liquid.
3. Using a blender, grind the berries to a puree consistency. If you do not have such a device, then grind the mass on the finest grater. To improve the quality of the mass, you can additionally grind it through a sieve.
4. Add honey to the fruit puree and stir. Taste and add more sweets as needed.
5. Pour the brewed and completely dissolved gelatin to the kiwi.
6. And again whisk the whole mixture with a blender. It is necessary that the products are completely chopped and evenly distributed.
7. Cover a deep, wide plate with cling film and pour out the contents. Refrigerate the treat for 2 hours.
8. When the mass has hardened, place a plate on a plate and turn it over. Pull up on the plastic to make the jelly fall out. Cut it into portions with a sharp knife and serve the dessert table. Serving deliciousness, you can decorate it with coconut or chocolate chips on top. Also, such jelly can be prepared using agar-agar.
See also the video recipe on how to make ice cream "Popsicles" from kiwi.
